"IEDriverServer does not exist" error during running Selenium test with C# in Windows 7

Question

I'm working on Automation framework using WebDriver with C#. Its working fine with Firefox but not with IE.

I am getting the following error:

IEDriverServer.exe does not exist-The file c:\users\administrator\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\TestProject1\TestProject1\bin\Debug\IEDriverServer.exe does not exist. The driver can be downloaded at http://code.google.com/p/selenium/downloads/list

I am using IE 9 and Windows 7.

IWebDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(); driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("http://www.google.co.uk"); IWebElement queryBox = driver.FindElement(By.Name("q")); queryBox.SendKeys("The Automated Tester"); queryBox.SendKeys(Keys.ArrowDown); queryBox.Submit(); 

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Answer 1

The IEDriverServer.exe (as well as ChromeDriver.exe) can be downloaded from:

http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/index.html.

To get these to work with your Selenium tests, include the .exe in your test project, and set its properties to 'Copy Always'.

NOTE: You'll have to adjust the Add File dialog to display .exe files.

Doing this will resolve the error.

Answer 2

Here's a simple C# example of how to call the InternetExplorerDriver using the IEDriverServer.exe.

Refactor according to your needs.

Note: the use of driver.Quit() which ensures that the IEDriverServer.exe process is closed, after the test has finished.

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting; using OpenQA.Selenium.IE;  namespace SeleniumTest {     [TestClass]     public class IEDriverTest     {         private const string URL = "http://url";         private const string IE_DRIVER_PATH = @"C:\PathTo\IEDriverServer.exe";          [TestMethod]         public void Test()         {             var options = new InternetExplorerOptions()             {                 InitialBrowserUrl = URL,                 IntroduceInstabilityByIgnoringProtectedModeSettings = true             };             var driver = new InternetExplorerDriver(IE_DRIVER_PATH, options);             driver.Navigate();             driver.Close(); // closes browser             driver.Quit(); // closes IEDriverServer process         }     } }